CITI Training Requirements: Investigators, Research Staff, & Students Engaged in Human Research

The CITI-Protection of Human Subjects Research Training courses fulfill the University's requirement for training in human research protections.

You must follow the instructions below in order to receive credit for completing the CITI course.

Open the www.citiprogram.org web site. It is recommended that you keep this page open so you can refer to it as you complete the registration process.

From the login and registration page, select “New users-Register here”.

Choose the University of Pennsylvania as the participating university.

NOTE for VA and CHOP Affiliates: If you have an appointment at the VA or CHOP, you should register under the VA or CHOP. Upon completion of the training, please send your certificate to
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to credit your training in Knowledge Link.

NOTE: Penn requires CITI training every 3 years. If you previously completed the School of Medicine's POR training or CITI training, the CITI Refresher 101 course satisfies the training requirement.

Select a user name and password. Provide all requested contact information.

You must enter your correct PennID in the PennID field in order to receive credit for completing a course. (Your Penn ID is the group of 8 numbers prominently displayed under your name on your Penn Card). If you do not have a Penn ID, enter your date of birth MMDDYYYY. If your data does not appear in Knowledge Link after one week, or if you have any other questions, contact
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or call 215-573-2540.

Select the Learner Group that is most appropriate for your research activities. If you are a Faculty/Staff member, please select your appropriate group below. You will be enrolled in the basic course for that group.

Biomedical Research

Social/Behavioral Research

IRB Member

Students - Class projects

Refresher 101 - Biomedical Research

Refresher 101 - Social & Behavioral Research

Under My Courses, click Enter next to the course "Human Research"

You must complete all modules in order to get a certificate of completion.

IRB Fall 2013 Educational Series

To register for an IRB Fall Educational Series Workshop, please visit KnowledgeLink at http://knowledgelink.upenn.edu.The IRB Fall Workshops can be located by title.

HS-ERA 101

Human Subjects Research Application (HS-ERA) is a secure, web-based system used to submit applications to the IRB for review and is mandatory for all new IRB applications. This Spring, the IRB will host a training session for new users of the system. This workshop will explain the different sections of the initial application for both biomedical and social behavioral research. Additionally, this session will provide tips for submitting modifications to existing protocols, continuing review applications and reportable events through the electronic submission system. IRB staff members will provide answers to frequently asked questions about the HS-ERA system and will offer helpful hints to attendees. This session is intended for users who have little experience submitting through HS-ERA but also can also serve well as a refresher for the more seasoned submitters.

Wednesday

October 30, 2013

1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Location: 3624 Market St.

Suite 301S

ORA Conference Room

Social and Behavioral Research ‐Consent Writing Workshop

Consent form development can often be challenging. In this workshop, the IRB will provide tips for writing a consent form, review different consent formats, and address common mistakes in consent forms. The IRB will also review the template consent form for social and behavioral research and discuss how the template may be modified so that it reflects the information you need to provide to participants. This workshop will also address hot consent topics in social/behavioral research including waivers/alteration of consent, research involving deception and web-based consent.

Thursday

November 14, 2013

9:30 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.

Location: 3624 Market St.

Suite 301S

ORA Conference Room

Biomedical Research – Consent Writing Workshop

Consent form development can often be challenging. In this workshop, the IRB will provide tips for writing a consent form, review different consent formats, and address common mistakes in consent forms. The IRB will also review the template consent form for biomedical research and discuss how the template may be modified so that it reflects the information you need to provide to participants. This workshop will address hot consent topics in biomedical research such as combined informed consent forms and HIPAA authorizations, consent for collection, storage and future use of specimens, the inclusion of research information in the electronic medical record (EMR) and genetic testing.

Wednesday

December 11, 2013

9:30 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.

Location: 3624 Market St.

Suite 301S

ORA Conference Room

For questions about this series, please e-mail Megan Kasimatis Singleton at
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